Where is Antigone from?

Origins of the name Antigone

Origins Greek Mythology

Pronounced an-TIG-ə-nee(English)

Gender Feminine

Traits include: classic, mature, formal, upper class, wholesome, strong, refined, strange, complex, serious, nerdy

Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring". In Greek legend Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive in a cave.

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